Payne Urges Wide Area Effort For Growth In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce president James R Payne urged Sidney and surrounding communities to unite for economic growth and population revival. He warned against stagnation, emphasized cooperation between agriculture and business, and noted payroll gains and ecological concerns amid the plan. The meeting featured The Fort Sidney Colonels and The Mario Singers of Denver and honored service clubs with Cream Can and Spirit of Unity awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Cheyenne County
James R Payne
Payne
Fort Sidney
Potter
Dalton
Gurley
Lodgepole
Ken Pillam
Sidney Lions
Virgil Nelson
Potter Lions
Lloyd Carr
C of C
Gene Lienemann
Stan Larabee
Veterans Day
Ed Cole
Vern Draper
James R. Payne
Masters alumni return to Nebraska for university program
Twelve University of Nebraska alumni from across the nation join an annual Masters Program at the campus with theme Communication A Key to Understanding. Events include an orientation, luncheon, and a 9 am Tuesday news conference in the Nebraska Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
John Decker
Saginaw
Michigan
Deborah Way
Ralston
Cochairmen
Joseph Soshnik
Nebraska Center For Continuing Education
Nebraska Union
Bruce B. Brugmann
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Keith Davis
Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit
Chicago
Vera Foster
Veterans Administration Hospital
Tuskeegee
Alabama
William E. Galbraith
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Irving Hill
U.S
Los Angeles
Calif
Baily H. Kuklin
Panhandle Snow Ends This Afternoon With Cold Weekend
Snow ends this afternoon in the northern Panhandle and early tonight in the south. Partly cloudy later tonight and Saturday. North or north easterly winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Highs in the 30s with lows around 5 to 10. Snow chances 20 percent tonight, near zero Saturday. Extended outlook partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday with warmer days Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Southern
Hospital Home Assn Bequest From Wolf Estate
The estate of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wolf of Sidney gave Memorial Hospital and Home a $27 577 bequest for its support and maintenance. Sidney attorney L M Clinton presented the check to Darold Hendee, administrator, as executor J H McNish was unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Wolf
Sidney
Hospital Association
L.M. Clinton
J.H. McNish
Wof
Darold Hendee
Memorial Hospital and Home
Memorial Rest Home
Rotary Travelogue on Australia at Sydney High
The Sidney Rotary Club sponsor returns with a travel and adventure program about Australia at the senior high school auditorium this Sunday afternoon March 7 at 2 30. Kenneth Richter, photographer and narrator, presents with motion picture keen insight. Richter has trained in Harvard astronomy, worked in Hollywood on camera crews, and traveled over a million miles across sixty countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Rotary Club
Australia
Kenneth Richter
Harvard
U.S
Richter
Hollywood
Bond Sale Is Higher Across Nebraska In January
January U S Savings Bond sales reached $45 379, 14 percent of the 1971 quota, county chairman H Glenn Spearow reports. Nebraska E and H Bond sales rose year over year due to better interest rates. Region 16 including Garden Cheyenne Morrill Scotts Bluff Kimball Banner and Deuel counties posted $185 607 in January with Cheyenne second to Scotts Bluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
H. Glenn Spearow
Nebraska
Garden
Cheyenne
Morrill
Scotts Bluff
Kimball
Banner
Deuel
Cheyenne County
Truck overturns on icy road near Sidney no injuries
A propane truck driven by Larry J. Schmitt, 49, of Dalton, slid on ice and overturned into a road ditch two miles east and one south of Sidney this morning. There were no injuries and damage to the truck was estimated at $325 by the state trooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry J. Schmitt
Dalton
Sidney
Deuel County Wheat Clinic Planned at Berea Church
A wheat clinic is set for Wednesday March 10 at Berea Lutheran Church northeast of Chappell. Louis Daigger will present 1970 Deuel County test results and 1971 72 fertilizer guidance. Eric Kerr covers crown and root rot take rail diseases and Charles Fenster discusses varieties cultural practices and weed control including 66425 and Mexican wheats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea Lutheran Church
Chappell
Louis Daigger
Area Extension
Deuel County
Eric Kerr
Charles Fenster
Panhandle Leaders Aid Nebraska Library Year Drive
Nebraska Library Year committee met in Lincoln on February 27 with Panhandle attendees including Kathryn Lundgren Shirley Flack Laura Berge Dorothy Brown Bela King R.G. Brown and Francis Goodwin. They plan broader cooperation among public school college and special libraries to spread books statewide under the GO BIG READ slogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Lincoln
Panhandle
Kathryn K. Lundgren
Nebraska Library Association
Shirley Flack
Scottsbluff Public Library
Laura Berge
Dorothy Brown
Hiram Scott College
Bela King
Chadron State College
R.G. Brown
Sidney Public Library
Francis Goodwin
Sidney
Chadron
Scottsbluff
Snow Closes In As Nebraska Panhandle Feels Heavy Wintry Weather
Heavy wet snow blankets the Nebraska Panhandle with five to eight inches, moisture near Sidney Airport reaching about a half inch. Travel slows nationwide as icy, treacherous roads form, while farmers prepare spring field work and high school playoff crowds gather through the week. Weather outlook calls for partial clearing and milder temperatures early next week. Nebraska Safety Patrol advises motorists to stay home unless essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Panhandle
Sidney
Panhandle
Nebraska
Colorado
Grant
Chadron
Valentine
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Omaha
U S Route 30 status debated by state senators
State Senator Robert L. Clark arranged a meeting with State Engineer Thomas Doyle to hear Cheyenne and Kimball County officials on keeping U S Route 30 from Brownson west under state control. County leaders oppose shifting maintenance to the counties, arguing it would be unfair and deviate from DOR policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Clark
Thomas Doyle
Cheyenne
Kimball
Brownson West
Sen. Clark
Nebraska
U.S. 30
Paul Huff
Lodgepole
Blaine Thompson
Len Clark
J.J. Exon
Plains Drive In Theatre Postponed By Heavy Snow
The Plains Drive In Theatre opening tonight has been postponed due to heavy snow. A new opening date will be announced next week.
Dinner honoring Gov J J Exon at Ft Sidney March 22
Tickets on sale through Cheyenne County service clubs and at Sidney banks for a dinner honoring Gov J J Exon at the Ft Sidney Motor Hotel on March 22. Ted Tillotsen is ticket chairman per Benny Hochmann who oversees dinner arrangements. Tickets sell for 2.75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Exon
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Cheyenne County
Sidney Banks
Ted Tillotsen
Benny Hochmann
Minuteman Dramatics Contest Arrives at Dix High
The Minuteman One Act Play contest, to be hosted by Dix High School on Tuesday March 9, features delegations from Lodgepole Dalton Gurley St. Patrick's Potter Dix Harrisburg Melbeta and Lyman. Contest starts 8:30 AM and runs all day with Mrs Pat Quillen directing. The district meet follows March 18 at Western Nebraska College Scottsbluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minuteman
Western Nebraska College
Scottsbluff
Board to decide on school bus for Legion baseball
Sidney Board of Education agenda for next Monday includes a decision on whether the school bus will be made available for the American Legion baseball program this summer. The board also schedules a special meeting for March 15 to set salaries and review contracts for the 1971-72 school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Board of Education
American Legion
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Potter Lions Club
Ken Pittam
Sidney Lions Club
Matzke
University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor
Mich
Robert L. Marcotte
Eastman Kodak Co
Rochester
N.Y
Gerald E. Matzke
Darrel D. Rippeteau
Sargent, Webster, Crenshaw, and Folley
Watertown
Philip C. Sorensen
Chevy Chase
Maryland
Eleanor Knoll Swanson
Gerald Warren
Nixon
Sidney Attorney
Hospital Home Assn
Wolf Estate
Rotary Travelogue
Deuel County Wheat Clinic
March
Plains
Exon Tickets
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